Wage increase after completing the "Federal VET Diploma retail specialist" apprenticeship

The Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET Diploma) certifies that you have a sound and federally recognized basic education. This qualification enables you to carry out more demanding work independently in the retail trade and take on more responsibility than without the Federal VET Diploma, which is usually reflected in your salary.

You can find out what this actually looks like for a Federal VET Diploma retail specialist with a calculation in the federal government's statistical salary calculator "Salarium".

We have calculated a case for you as an example: 30-year-old Sven works as a sales assistant in an electronics store in Zug. He didn't learn it, but because he was interested in electronic devices of all kinds from an early age, he has acquired extensive knowledge over time. Initially, he helped out in the warehouse on an hourly basis, but over time he was also allowed to serve customers. His salary then rose to around CHF 4,610 per month when he was permanently employed as a salesman. At some point, he realized that without an apprenticeship qualification, many further training opportunities were blocked or very difficult to access. With the support of his district manager, he is therefore now completing a retail course for adults in order to obtain an apprenticeship qualification as a retail specialist in the electronics sector. At 32, he will have his Federal VET Diploma retail specialist apprenticeship certificate in his hands and will then be given further responsibility as a trained salesperson. His new salary will be around 4,975. He will therefore probably earn CHF 365 or 8% more per month as an Federal VET Diploma retail specialist than before.

Your personal salary opportunities depend on various criteria such as the sector, the region, your employer, your previous training, your professional experience and your age. You can use the "Salarium" salary calculator to calculate your potential salary increase as a retail specialist Federal VET Diploma.

Click on the "Calculate salary" button:

• REGION: Select your region / place of work (in the example Central Switzerland)
• INDUSTRY: Select your industry (in the example 47 retail trade)
• PROFESSIONAL GROUP: enter "retail specialist Federal VET Diploma" and Salarium will suggest the corresponding professional group: 52 sales staff
• POSITION IN THE COMPANY: without management function
• HOURS PER WEEK: 42
• TRAINING: Vocational education and training (VET)
• AGE: Your estimated age after completing the continuing education, further training (32 in the example)
• YEARS OF SERVICE: Your number of years of service (0 in the example)
• COMPANY SIZE: In the example 20-49 employees
• 12/13 MONTHLY WAGE: 12 monthly wages
• SPECIAL PAYMENTS: No
• MONTHLY / HOURLY WAGE: Monthly wage

Source:Federal Statistical Office

Note: This sample calculation is based on data from Salarium (end of 2024). Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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